Tikka bolt swap

[dthomas]

Is the tikka t3 and t3x bolts the same? Are they machined with close enough tolerances that you can swap a bolt from one action to another and have them headspace the same?

 

[bassnbrass]

yep should be good to go.

 

[2644ever]

I won't answer your question directly but I'll let you draw the conclusion:
I purchased a .338 WM heavy barrel pulled from a T3 SuperVarmint and I screwed it (with blue Loctite) on the receiver of a T3x that was previously in .300 WSM.
I chambered a .338 WM cartridge and the headspace was perfect with a slight resistance that let me feel a cartridge was in the chamber.
Sheer luck or usual standard from Sako/Tikka?
Hope that helps.

 

[LuvDog]

Should be able to swap. The difference that I know about is the bolt shroud on the T3x is aluminum and the T3 was plastic

 

[dthomas]

Thanks. I found the parts I was looking for so I don't need to swap at this time. I needed extractor parts and was worried I would not be able to get them. I have another 223 bolt i was going to use until I fixed this one but won't have to now.